Combination kitchen sink and dishwashing cabinet



2 mus-4mm 1 Nov. 6, 1951 1. G. GUGLIELMONI COMBINATION KITCHEN smx ANDDISHWASHING CABINET Filed Feb. 28, 1945 INVENTOR [71120 G Guy/ie/mozziATTORNEY INVENTOR '170 6 6a 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 jg yllelmorzi ATTO R N EYI. G. GUGLIELMONI COMBINATION KITCHEN SINK AND DISHWASHING CABINET Nov.6, 1951 Filed Feb. 28, 19 45 Patented Nov. 6, 1951 UNITED COMBINATIONKITCHEN SINK AND DISHWASHIN G CABINET Igino G. Guglielmoni, Massapequa,N. Y.

Application February 28, 1945, Serial No. 580,131

6 Claims. 1

This invention relates to apparatus for cleaning kitchen articles. It isparticularly directed to a cabinet in which may be placed dishes, cups,silverware and other kitchen articles, and which is provided with meansfor sprinkling, rinsing or steaming said articles.

An object of this invention is to provide a cabinet of the characterdescribed into which may be placed dishes, cups, silverware, pots, pans,platters, etc., which have been previously washed with soap, the cabinetbeing provided with sprinkler means for rinsing ofi the soap with hotwater. The articles within the cabinet may remain and be stored in thecabinet after they are sprinkled, until they are again to be used.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cabinet of thecharacter described having means for storing dishes spaced from oneanother and at different levels, and means for sprinkling water on thedishes from above and below so as to thoroughly rinse the dishes.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a cabinet of thecharacter described provided with means for storing dishes, platters,silverware, cups, glasses, and the like articles, in a small and compactspace.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a cabinet of thecharacter described, which may be placed in back of a sink unit bymoving the sink forward away from the wall, and placing the cabinet inback of the sink unit.

Yet a further object of this-invention is to provide a cabinet of thecharacter described, which is disposed in back of the sink unit andprojects above the sink unit, and which has at the front, glass panelsor other closure means which may be opened, and removable trays with--in the cabinet to support the articles to'be washed or rinsed and asprinkler pipe at the bottom, top and sides of the cabinet formed withperforations to sprinkle water down from the top pipe and up from thebottom pipe onto the articles on the trays.

Yet a further object of this invention is to pro vide a compact anddurable article of the character described, which shall be relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, which shall be easy to install, easy tomanipulate, and yet practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beexemplifled in the construction hereinafter described,

2 and of which the scope of application will be indicated in thefollowing claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a cabine embodying the invention,and sink cabinet, with parts broken away to show the interiorconstruction;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the removable trays within thecabinet;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another tray within the cabinet;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of still another tray within the cabinet;and

Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view of a sprinkler pipe showing theperforations therein.v

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a sink unit and II designates a cabinet embodying the invention for washing, sprinkling,rising or steaming kitchen articles. unit Ill may be of usualconstruction well known in the art. It is provided with a pair of basinsl2 and with cabinets l3 on opposite sides of the basins. pipe I4 andwith a trap I5 asis usual.

The cabinet II is disposed in back of the unit l0 and extends above saidunit. Cabinet H may be of the same length as unit 10 as shown in Fig. 3of the drawing. The cabinet I i has a back wall 20, side walls 2|, and atop wall 22a. Somewhat below the upper surface of the sink unit In anddisposed within cabinet II is a bottom wall 22.,

The bottom wall 22 is pitched downwardly'toward the middle so as todrain water off by means of drain pipe 23 which may join with the drainpipe H.

At the front of the cabinet II is a frame 25, having a top portion 26, abottom portion 21, and side portions 28. The frame 25 is of channelconstruction as shown in the drawing. Interconnecting the bottom wall 22with the bottom frame portion 21 is a front wall 30. Within the frame 25are three sliding transparent panels or doors 32, 33 and 34. The slidingpanels or doors overlap and form a water tight connection so that whenthe doors close, the cabinet is fully water tight. Any suitable wipingelements or gaskets may be provided where the center panel The sink Thebasins are provided with. a drain- Y connection is a pipe 48 passingdown through abushing in the bottom wall '22 of the cabinet. Pipe 45 maybe "connected to a hot water supply 41. Interposed in the pipe 48 is avalve 48 which may be controlled by a valve handle 49 disposed above thebasin and in front of cabinet II, and

connected by a stem 50 to the valve. Thus handle 49 may be turned in onedirection to supply hot water to the sprinkler pipes, and in an oppositedirection to shut off the water supply.

The sprinkler pipes may be provided with a plurality of longitudinallyspaced, and angularly spaced openings 55 so distributed as to sprinklewater at various angles.

Obviously the openings in the top pipe 4| are so located as to sprinklewater downwardly on the dishes and other articles in the cabinet,whereas the openings in the lower pipes 43 are so arranged as tosprinkle water at different angles onto the dishes or other articleswithin the cabinet.

At the right side of the cabinet is a tray or frame 60. Frame 60 shownin Fig. 6 of the drawing, is made of wire welded or soldered togetherand is removably mounted within the cabinet and rests on the bottom wallthereof. Tray or frame 60 comprises a pair of similar shelves SI and 62at different levels. Each shelf comprises a pair of parallel,longitudinal rods 63 and 84 interconnected by parallel wires 65extending from front to rear. At the ends of rods 63, 64 are rods 66extending rearwardly beyond rod 64. The rods 66 are interconnected byrods 61 parallel to and spaced from rods 64. Interconnecting the ends ofrods 61 are vertical rods 88 extending above the upper shelf. The upperends of rods 68 are interconnected by vertical wires disposed in theplanes of the wires 85. The front ends of the rods 68 are interconnectedby vertical rods 12. The rods 12 and 68 are provided with legs 13 onwhich the frame rests on the bottom wall. Rods 66 extend rearwardlybeyond rod 68 as at 14. Extending upwardly from portions 14 of rod 66are vertical rods interconnected at their upper ends to the upper endsof rods 58 by rod portions 16. It will now be understood that dishes maybe supported on rods 63, 64 being spaced apart by wires 65 and engagingbetween wires 10. Dishes may thus be supported on the upper and lowershelves GI and 62 and are maintained in vertical position by the rearwires 10. The frame portions 14, 15,16 contact the rear wall of thecabinet to properly space the. frame within the cabinet. The frame 60may occupy about one-third of the cabinet and is located on one side ofthe cabinet.

In the middle of the cabinet is a frame 80 removably supported on thebottom wall. Frame 80 is for the purpose of supporting largerplatters aswell as knives, forks, and spoons. Frame 80 comprises front and rearrods 82 interconnected by end rods 83. Interconnecting the front andrear rods 8|, 82 are spaced rods 85, spaced from the end rods 83andextending from front to rear. The rods 85 are interconnected bylongitudinal parallel wires 88 preferably spaced about one inch apart.

Trays may be placed between the wires 86, the ends of the trays beingengaged by the rods 85. The frame may be supported on front and rearlegs 81 as shown in Fig'. 5 of the drawing. On each end of the frame 80are a plurality of parallel spaced rectangular wire frames 88, disposedin vertical planes, and each having a top portion 89, a f ront portion90, a rear portion 9|, and a bottom portion 92. Frames members 88'extendfrom front to rear. Portion 92 interconnects the rods 8|, 82 as shown inthe'drawing. Knives, forks, and spoons may be suspended on the topportions 89. These articles may be slidably moved into the slots formedbetween the members 88 and suspended for the rinsing or washingoperation.

At the left side of the cabinet is a frame mem ber or tray. I00,likewise removably mounted on bottom wall 22. Frame member I00 comprisesthree shelves: a bottom shelf NI, 2, middle shelf I02, and a top shelfI03. The bottom shelf IOI comprises front and rear longitudinal rods I04and I05 interconnected by end rods I06. Rods I04, I 05 areinterconnected by spaced parallel wires I01 extending from front torear. Rods I06 are interconnected by a longitudinal rod I08 parallel torod I05 and spaced therefrom. Shelf I02 comprises a front rod I09 aboverod'. I04 and a rod IIO above rod I08. R/ods I09, IIO are interconnectedby end rods III. Rods I09 and H0 are interconnected by a plurality ofhorizontal wires H2 in the same planes as the wires I01. Rods I08 and H0.are interconnected by vertical spaced wires H3 in the planes of wiresI01 and H2. Rods I06 and III are interconnected by front, vertical rodsII5 which extend up to the upper shelf I03. Said rods II5 are providedwith front legs H6. The ends of rods I08 and H0 are interconnected byvertical rods,

II1 provided with rear legs H8. Rods I06 extend rearwardly beyond therods II1 as at I20. Extending upwardly from rod portions I20 arevertical rods I2I. The rods III extend to and are connected to rods I2I.The rear ends of rods III are interconnected by a horizontal rod I22parallel to the rods I09 and H0 and interconnecting the rods I2I. Therods I2I also extend upwardly to the top shelf. The top shelf comprisesa front rod I23 and a rear rod I24 and end rods I25. The front and rearrods I23, I24 are interconnected by wires I26 extending from front torear.

It will now be understood that the rear rods l2l contact the back of thecabinet. Dishes may be placed on the bottom shelf IN and engage thewires H3. Cups, glasses, or other utensils may be placed on the shelvesI02, I03. The

dishes, glasses or other utensils may be first washed in soap. They maythen be placed on the cabinet on the various trays or frames. Thecabinet panels or doors 32, 33, 34 are then closed and the valve handle49 opened to supply hot water to the sprinkler pipes. The dishes orother articles are thus thoroughly rinsed and the water passes of! tothe drain 33. All the dishes or other articles within the cabinet maythen be left to dry. The cabinet thus serves as a storage closet for thedishes and other articles. I n

The height of the cabinet I I may be 52" which places the top of thecabinetjust below a usual high kitchen window. Articles such as flowerpots may be placed on the top of the cabinet to beautify the kitchen.

If desired, steam may be supplied to the cabinet through the pipesaccelerating drying dishes or other articles.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a sink cabinet, a rinsing cabinet in back of the sinkcabinet and extending above the sink cabinet, said rinsing cabinet beinopen at the front, transparent means to close the front of the rinsingcabinet, means within the rinsing cabinet to support articles to berinsed, and a sprinkler means within the rinsing cabinet at the top andbottom thereof and running lengthwise adjacent the front of said rinsingcabinet, and means on the sink cabinet to control supply of water to thesprinkler means.

2. In combination, a sink cabinet, and a rinsing cabinet disposed whollyin back of the sink cabinet and projecting above said sink cabinet, saidrinsing cabinet having a bottom wall disposed below the upper level ofthe sink cabinet, said rinsing cabinet having a front wall provided witha closure means disposed wholly above the sink cabinet, sprinkler meanswithin said rinsing cabinet, and adjacent the front thereof.

3. In combination, a sink cabinet, and a rinsing cabinet disposed whollyin back of the sink cabinet and projecting above said sink cabinet,-said rinsing cabinet having a bottom wall disposed below the upperlevel of the sink cabinet, said rinsing cabinet having a front wallprovided with a closure means disposed wholly above the sink cabinet,sprinkler means within said rinsing cabinet and adjacent the frontthereof, said sprinkler means comprising pipes located within therinsing cabinet and located at the top and bottom thereof and adjacentthe front thereof, and a removable support for articles to be rinsed,located within the rinsing cabinet and between the sprinkler means andback wall of the rinsing cabinet.

4. In combination, a sink cabinet, and a rinsing cabinet disposed whollyin back of the sink cabinet and projecting above said sink cabinet, saidrinsing cabinet having a bottom wall disposed below the upper level ofthe sink cabinet, said rinsing cabinet having a front wall provided witha closure means disposed wholly above the sink cabinet, sprinkler meanswithin said rinsing cabinet, and adjacent the front thereof, said sprin-6 kling means comprising pipes located within the rinsing cabinet andlocated at the top and bottom thereof and adjacent the front thereof,and a.

removable support for articles to be rinsed, located.

cabinet in back of the sink cabinet and extending above the sinkcabinet, said rinsing cabinet being open at the front, means to closethe front of the rinsing cabinet, means within the rinsing cabinet tosupport articles to be rinsed, sprinkler means within the rinsingcabinet, and means on the sink cabinet and in front of the rinsingcabinet to control the supply of water to the.

sprinkler means.

6. In combination, a sink cabinet, a rinsing cabinet in back of the sinkcabinet and extending above the sink cabinet, said rinsing cabinet beingopen at the front, means to close the front of the rinsing cabinet,means within the rinsing cabinet to support articles to be rinsed,sprinkler means within the rinsing cabinet, and means on the sinkcabinet and in front of the rinsing cabi-' net to control the supply ofwater to the sprinkler means, drain pipes extending from the sinkcabinet and rinsing cabinet and means joining said drain pipes in acommon outlet.

IGINO G. GUGLIELMONI.

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